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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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