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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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