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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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