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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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