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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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