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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies 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 we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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