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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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