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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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