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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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