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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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