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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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