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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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