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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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