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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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