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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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 massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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