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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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