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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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