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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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