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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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