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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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