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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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