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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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