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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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