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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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