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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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