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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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