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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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