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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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