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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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