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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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