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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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