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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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