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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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