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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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