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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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