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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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