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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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