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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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