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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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