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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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