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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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