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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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