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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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