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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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