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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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