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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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