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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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