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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. 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 massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What 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 participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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