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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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