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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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