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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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