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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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