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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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