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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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