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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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