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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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