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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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