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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important 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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