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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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