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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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