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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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