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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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