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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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