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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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