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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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