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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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