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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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