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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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