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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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