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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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