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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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