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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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