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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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