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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies 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 institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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