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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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