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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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