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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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