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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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