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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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