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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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