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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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