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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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