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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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