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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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