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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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