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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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