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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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