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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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