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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What 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 organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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