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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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