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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions 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 educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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