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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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