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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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