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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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