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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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