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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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