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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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