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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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