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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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