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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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