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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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