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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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