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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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