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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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