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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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