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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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