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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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