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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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