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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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