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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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