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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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