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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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