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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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