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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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