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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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