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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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