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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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