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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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