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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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