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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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