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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. 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 education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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