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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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