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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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