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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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