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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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