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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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