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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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