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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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