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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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