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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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