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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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