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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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