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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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