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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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