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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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