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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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