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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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