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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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