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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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