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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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