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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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