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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the 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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