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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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