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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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