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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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