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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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