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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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