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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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