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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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