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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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