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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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