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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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