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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers 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 innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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