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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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