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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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