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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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