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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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