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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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