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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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