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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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