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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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