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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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