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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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