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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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