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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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