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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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