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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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