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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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