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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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