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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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