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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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