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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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