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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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