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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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