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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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