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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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