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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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