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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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