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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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