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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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