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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major 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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