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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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