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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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