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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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