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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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