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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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