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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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