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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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