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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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