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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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