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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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