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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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