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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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