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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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