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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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