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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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