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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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