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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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