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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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