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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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