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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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