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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning enable learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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