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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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