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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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