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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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