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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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