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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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