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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses 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. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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