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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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