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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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