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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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