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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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