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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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