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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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