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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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