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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always 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 education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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