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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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