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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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