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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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