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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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