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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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