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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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