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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates 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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