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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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