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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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