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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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