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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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