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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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