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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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