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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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