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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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