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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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