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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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