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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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