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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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