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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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