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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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