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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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