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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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