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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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