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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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