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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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