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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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