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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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