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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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