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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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