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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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