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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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