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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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