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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major 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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