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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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