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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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