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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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