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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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