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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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