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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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