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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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