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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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