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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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