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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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