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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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