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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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