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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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