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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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