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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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