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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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