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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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