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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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