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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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