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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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