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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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