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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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