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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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