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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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