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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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