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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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