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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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