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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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