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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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