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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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