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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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