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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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