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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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