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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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