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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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