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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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