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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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