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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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