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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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