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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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