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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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