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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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