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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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