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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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