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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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