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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically 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 quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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