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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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