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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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