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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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