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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies 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 institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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