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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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