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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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