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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily 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. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major 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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