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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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