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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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