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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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