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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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