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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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