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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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