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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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