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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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