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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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