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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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