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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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