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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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