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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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