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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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