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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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