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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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