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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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