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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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