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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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