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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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