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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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