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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key 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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