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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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