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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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