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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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