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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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