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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed 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? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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