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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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