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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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