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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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