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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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