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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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