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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting 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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