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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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