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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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