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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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