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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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