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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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