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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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