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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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