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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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