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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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