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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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