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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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