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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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