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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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