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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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