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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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