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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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