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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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