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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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