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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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