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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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