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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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