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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. 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 massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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