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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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