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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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