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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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