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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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