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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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