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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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