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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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