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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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