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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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