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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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