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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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