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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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