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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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