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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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