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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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