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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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