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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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