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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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