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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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