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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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