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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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