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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the 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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