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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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