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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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