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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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