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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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