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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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