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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key 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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