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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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