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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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