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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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