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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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