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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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