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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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