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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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