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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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