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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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