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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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