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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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