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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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