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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. 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. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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