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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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