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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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