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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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