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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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