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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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