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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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