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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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