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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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