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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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