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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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