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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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