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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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