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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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