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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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