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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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