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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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