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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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