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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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