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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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