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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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