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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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