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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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