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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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