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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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