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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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