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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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