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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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