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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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