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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured 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 evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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