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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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