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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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