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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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