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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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