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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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