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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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