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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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