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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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