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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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