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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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