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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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