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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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