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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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