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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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