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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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