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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes 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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