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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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