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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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