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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses 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 massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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