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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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