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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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