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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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