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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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