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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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