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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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