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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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