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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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