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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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