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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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