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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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