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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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