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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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