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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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