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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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