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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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