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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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