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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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