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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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