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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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