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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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