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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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