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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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