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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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