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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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