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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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