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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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