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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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