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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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