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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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