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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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