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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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