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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies 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 organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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