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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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