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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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