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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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