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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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