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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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