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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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