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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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