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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes 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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