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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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