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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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