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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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