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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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