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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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