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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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