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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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