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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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