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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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