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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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