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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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