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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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