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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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