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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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