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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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