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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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