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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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