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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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