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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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