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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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