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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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