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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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