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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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