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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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